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Snuneymuxw First Nation finalizes purchase of fifth B.C. casino
NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) says it's now official: they are the largest Indigenous-owned hospitality and casino operator in the country, by revenue. On Tuesday, June 16, SFN formalized the purchase of the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond through their economic development arm, the Petroglyph Developmen...
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increased capacity
'Growth-enabling infrastructure:' Nanaimo considering long-term borrowing for sewer upgrades
NANAIMO - The City is looking at ways to extend the life of its sanitary sewer systems, with increased development and climate change pushing the system to capacity. The issues stem from inflow and infiltration, when unwanted storm and groundwater enter the sewer system and increase capacity, risking overloading the sy...
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end of an era
'Hockey Night in Canada' won't return to CBC when new Rogers deal with NHL begins
TORONTO - "Hockey Night in Canada," a program that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broadcaster next season. A sub-licensing agreement between Rogers Communications and the CBC th...
Jun 16, 2026
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Snuneymuxw First Nation finalizes purchase of fifth B.C. casino
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'Growth-enabling infrastructure:' Nanaimo considering long-term borrowing for sewer upgrades
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Owner of impactful Nanaimo thrift store retiring
NANAIMO - A second-hand store owner has a rock-bottom sale price for his business, but with no takers it appears Deni's Dynamite Deals will soon shut down. Owner Deni Bezeau, who's approaching his 72nd birthday, said he's tried extensively to sell the business he's owned and operated for the past eight years, but nothi...
Jun 16, 2026
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structure fire
VIDEO: intense fire destroys under construction Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - A house being built in Nanaimo's rural East Wellington area burned to its foundations after a fire tore through the partially completed structure. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crews responded to 2550 Stobart Rd., south of Mountain View Elementary School, on Sunday, June 14, just after 2:30 p.m., with the stick-f...
Jun 15, 2026
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familiar swindle
Jewelery scammers working multiple areas in Nanaimo and Parksville
NANAIMO - While two people got away without losing money or valuables, another wasn't quite so lucky, prompting a reminder from local Mounties.Three separate incidents involving very similar details were reported to police in Nanaimo and Oceanside on June 6, with a man and a woman travelling in a black Audi approaching...
Jun 15, 2026
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heat wave
Sizzling Sunday smashes 63-year-old weather records across mid-Island
NANAIMO - A scorching mid-June Sunday in 1963 on the mid-Island has all but been wiped from the record books, courtesy of a 2026 heat wave. According to Environment Canada, the mercury reached 33.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, June 14, in the Nanaimo area, breaking the record for the hottest June 14 ever recorded, when i...
Jun 15, 2026
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expanding care
Island Health ramps up services at Nanaimo urgent & primary care clinic
NANAIMO - Following a busy first year with over 22,000 patients coming through the door for same-day primary care, a well-used Nanaimo clinic stands to see many more clients in the coming months and years. Central Nanaimo Urgent & Primary Care Centre (UPCC) on Norwell Dr. opened on May 1, 2025, providing a key acce...
Jun 15, 2026
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inclusive community
PHOTOS: Nanaimo goes full-rainbow for annual Pride Parade
NANAIMO - Around 75 parade entries lined up for the 2026 Nanaimo Pride Parade.The Sunday, June 14, event capped a week of Pride-themed celebrations and saw onlookers line the parade route down Fitzwilliam St., across the Bastion St. bridge, across the Pride crosswalk, and down Front St. towards Maffeo Sutton Park.Sunny...
Jun 14, 2026
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British Columbia
Kristi Noem joins B.C. mineral exploration company NovaRed Mining in advisory role
VANCOUVER - Former U.S. Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem has joined B.C. mineral exploration company NovaRed Mining Inc. in a strategic advisory role. The company says Noem, who is special envoy to the Shield of the Americas, will support NovaRe...
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Man arrested for attempted child abduction in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - A 22-year-old man is facing criminal charges after allegedly trying to abduct a child playing in a driveway in Metro Vancouver. Police in Surrey say the alleged abduction attempt happened Saturday at about 6:40 p.m., when officers were called ...
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Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire killed two people and nearly wiped the village off the m...
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One of Canada's most prominent MAID providers reflects on divisive decade
TORONTO - Dr. Ellen Wiebe has never been one to shy away from risk. It started with the very first patient she provided with a medically assisted death: Hanne Schafer, a 66-year-old Calgary psychologist diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis thre...
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B.C. murder suspect to represent himself and give closing arguments
The man accused of murdering Tatjana Stefanski in rural British Columbia more than two years ago will now represent himself, including delivering closing arguments in the case. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bradford Smith told jurors in the second-degree ...
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Police say no criminality suspected after 12 students injured at B.C. waterpark
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say early indications show no criminality after 12 students were hospitalized Monday in what appears to have been an electrical accident at a water park. Const. Brad Holditch with the Upper Fras...
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Picking up a Paddle
Nanaimo Rowing Club invites community to Come and Try Rowing
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Rowing Club wants to see more people involved in the sport, so they're hosting an event called Come and Try Rowing.It's slated for Saturday, June 13 at Long Lake from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Coach Richard Parr hopes to see as many as 20 to 30 newcomers at the event."Anyone at all ages, at any fitnes...
Jun 12, 2026
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Showing the Path Forward
Former Canadian international appearing at Nanaimo soccer tryouts
NANAIMO - A former member of the Canadian men's soccer team is coming to the Harbour City to look over the next generation.Marco Bustos will be at tryouts for a local soccer academy on Friday, June 12, passing on some wisdom and meeting young soccer players trying out for Matchday Soccer School.Nanaimo United and VIU M...
Jun 12, 2026
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Best in BC
NDSS senior girls earn AAA provincial soccer crown
NANAIMO - The NDSS senior girls' soccer team are AAA provincial champions. The squad was triumphant during a recent 16-team tournament in Kamloops, after finishing second at the Island Championships in May. Looking back through the school's history, coach Jonathan McKenzie believes it's the first time ever. "As fa...
Jun 07, 2026
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Looking Back
Clipper netminder takes top prize at annual awards event
NANAIMO - The Clippers celebrated their season and remarkable playoff run with an awards ceremony and gathering of mostly team billets and volunteers.The Tuesday, May 26, celebration came just a few days removed from the end of the team's playoff run, which ended in Brooks on Friday, May 22, and featured speeches and a...
May 28, 2026
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Overtime Hurdle
Clippers lose titanic struggle in BCHL Finals to defending champion Brooks
BROOKS - The Clippers lost a fourth straight overtime game to the Brooks Bandits to lose out in five games in the BCHL Finals.After taking the first game by a score of 3-1 Nanaimo lost three straight 2-1 decisions and went down 4-3 in the series finale.The Bandits have now won back to back BCHL championships while Nana...
May 23, 2026
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Overtime Road Block
Clippers come heartbreakingly close but lose third straight OT game in BCHL Finals
NANAIMO - The Clippers did almost everything a team can do to get a win over the Brooks Bandits in Game 4 of the BCHL Finals but lost a third straight 2-1 overtime game.The Bandits have emerged victorious in games beyond 60 minutes in Games 2,3 and 4.It felt very similar to the first three games in Game 4 with tight ch...
May 21, 2026
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Canada
Groups launch constitutional challenge of Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - Amnesty International and the Canadian Council for Refugees have filed a new Federal Court challenge of the constitutionality of a treaty with the U.S. that says refugees must claim asylum in whichever country they arrive in first. The groups ...
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Quebec bar to hold summit ahead of election on erosion of trust in institutions
QUÉBEC - Quebec's bar association is holding a summit in September on the erosion of public trust in institutions. The Sept. 8-9 event in Montreal is scheduled to coincide with Quebec's provincial election campaign ahead of the Oct. 5 vote. Political ...
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Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet to leave politics at end of term
QUÉBEC - Another Coalition Avenir Québec cabinet minister is leaving politics. Labour Minister Jean Boulet said today in his riding of Trois-Rivières that he won't run for another term in the Oct. 5 provincial election. First elected in 2018, Boulet h...
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More Canadians now report being affected by extreme weather, poll suggests
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians reporting having been directly affected by extreme weather events has increased since a year ago, a new poll suggests. An online poll by Leger of 1,512 Canadians from June 12-15 indicates 30 per cent of respondents said...
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U.S. Homeland Security secretary calls out 'fracturing' relationship with Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says the "fracturing" relationship between Canada and the United States needs to be restored to ensure security in both countries. Mullin made the comments during a fireside chat with Publi...
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Quebec zoo says red kangaroo doing well after capture on Montreal's South Shore
MONTRÉAL - A Quebec zoo says a red kangaroo is doing well after it was captured after several days on the lam on Montreal's South Shore. The Granby Zoo says the animal is eating normally and resting up after four days of bouncing around the fields nea...
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World
Trump administration to buy back another energy company's offshore wind leases for 4 more projects
The Trump administration said Wednesday it's buying back another energy company's U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, bringing the total amount spent on these agreements to nearly $2.6 billion. Chicago-based Invenergy h...
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Rex Heuermann is sentenced to life in prison for New York's Gilgo Beach serial killings
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - After decades waiting for justice, relatives of women murdered by New York's Gilgo Beach serial killer laid into him Wednesday before he was sentenced to life in prison. He told them: "I am responsible" for the crimes. ...
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Tropical Storm Arthur, the first of the Atlantic season, targets Gulf Coast with heavy rain
MIAMI (AP) - The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed Wednesday near the Gulf Coast, bringing intense rain and the threat of dangerous flash floods to states including Texas and Louisiana, meteorologists said. Trop...
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Island Good Launches New Website
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Made here. Grown here. Connected here. Island Good launches new website to make shopping Island products easier Every choice to shop Island-made is a win for Vancouver Island communities and now it's easier than ever. Island Good has launched a newly redesigned website that helps Vancouver Islanders and visitors quickl...
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Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter
Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter Gear: MEC Nanaimo Is Open
If you're searching for holiday gifts and winter layers, Nanaimo has a new must-visit destination. Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) has officially opened its doors at 2517 Bowen Road, bringing its trusted lineup of outdoor gear, apparel, and expert guidance to the region, just in time for the winter season. From season...
Dec 14, 2025
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